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... that protect the Chateau. These lands and dwellings originally belonged to the Trencavel family in the 11th Century, in 1208 Pope Innocent III called for a religious crusade against the Trencavels. Carcassonne was besieged and surrendered on 15 August 1209. The Viscount of Carcassonne, Roger Raymond Trencavel surrendered himself with the guarantee that all of his people in the city would be allowed to go free. The crusaders arrested the young a Viscount and threw him into ...

... to the Canal du Midi which was built in the 19th century to link the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, this canal joins with the same canal we visited in Moissac a couple of weeks ago. The canal has got Nathan and Traci thinking that this might be a nice trip to take on a future holiday!

We then found the gothic styled Cathedral of St Michel, this large cathedral has an interesting history after initially being built as a parish church, then later fortified for ...

... a tour of this large establishment, a trip to the cells was enough to scare Kate and Roy to make sure they do nothing wrong while here as they definitely do not want to end up spending anytime in them!

We then moved on to Paris Square where a large group of people were gathering to hold a commemoration march for the terrorist attack that happened on Wednesday in Paris at the Charlie Hebdo offices and the murder of 12 persons including two police ...

... day was spent wondering the old city, exploring the alleyways which now house restaurants and shops, while the musketeers adventured independently finding exciting streets of their own and playing elaborate imaginary games.

Later we found a park and the boys kicked the ball while we watched a lazy Sunday in the French countryside wind ...

As you may or may not know, July Fourteenth is France's National Holiday, much like our Fourth of July. "While the date is the same as that of the storming of Bastille, July 14 was instead chosen to commemorate the 1790 Fête de la Fédération. It is a symbol of the uprising of the modern nation and of the reconciliation of all the French inside the constitutional monarchy which preceded the First Republic during the ...